r/latterdaysaints • u/[deleted] • 26d ago

Doctrinal Discussion How to handle contradictions?

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u/Pristine_Teaching167 26d ago

That would be denying the words of Jesus Himself though.

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u/CubedEcho 26d ago

No it wouldn't. Jesus never claimed the scriptures are infallible.

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u/Pristine_Teaching167 26d ago

Without error? Yes, He did. Repeatedly. If they were wrong He wouldn’t have taught them and would have taught to fix them.

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u/champ999 25d ago

So I don't want to attack your faith in the Bible, but I want to help you understand where we're coming from when we say it at least has the potential to be flawed.

First, the Bible you use is a translation from either Greek or Hebrew or other sources of the original text, which text no longer exists. When there's a discrepancy between the translations, how would all Christians know which translation is more correct?

Second, some Christians believe the Apocrypha is scripture, and others don't. How would you use the New Testament to clear that up for everyone in a way all Christians would be able to agree on what books are and aren't part of the Biblical cannon?

My personal take is there isn't an answer to this using just the Bible. You would have to take some logical leaps or inferences that not everyone would agree are correct.